Livia Cressman^[1]

1878 - 1967  (89 years)

• Name	Livia Cressman
  Born	15 Mar 1878	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Livia Axt
  Residence	1910	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	28 Pequegnat Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2127.3
  Died	30 May 1967	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22448	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel E. Cressman,   b. 29 Nov 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hannah Shantz,   b. 25 Jun 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1874	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F4927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Axt,   b. 12 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1910	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Russel Arnold Axt,   b. 1911, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 3 Jan 2002, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   2. Irene Axt,   b. 28 Jul 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 2002  (Age 90 years)   3. Luella Elona Axt,   b. 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   4. Lillian Axt,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Andrew Ralph Axt,   b. 1 Feb 1918, Guernsey, Alberta ,   d. 6 Feb 1979, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   6. Alice Marie Axt,   b. 20 Mar 1922,   d. 2 Dec 2010, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Axt, Livia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cressman, was born in Blenheim Twp., Ont., Mar. 15, 1878; died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, Ont., May 30, 1967; aged 89 y. 2 m. 15 d. She was married to Jacob Axt, who died June 25, 1960. Surviving are 6 children (Russel, Andrew, Lillian--Mrs. Stanley Bowman, Luella, Alice--Mrs. Henry Gingerich, and Irene--Mrs. David Cathcart), one sister (Ada--Mrs. Irvin Gimbel), and 4 grandchildren. She was a member of the Shantz Church, where funeral services were held June 2, with Leslie Witmer and Curtis Cressman officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 25 - June 27, 1967--Pages 582-83

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 489. [S147] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1901, Blenheim C-9 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 27, 1967 - Obituary of Livia Cressman. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21617 (1910), Axt-Cressman. Jacob Axt, 31, Farmer, Guernsey Saskatchewan, S/O Andrew Axt & Catherine Shantz Married Livia Cressman, 31, New Hamburg, D/O Daniel E. Cressman & Hannah Shantz, Witn: Elam Axt Of Baden & Ada Cressman Of New Hamburg, 16 February 1910 In New Hamburg [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 3. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 402. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Nov 1874. 10 Nov 1874 By Pastor Spring in New Hamburg, Daniel Cressman was married to Anna Schantz, both of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1878 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1910 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Feb 1910 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1967 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth